KAMPALA, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF) has banned three of its top officials for 12 years, warning that any boxing club that associates with them risks getting the same penalty.

Moses Muhangi, president UBF told Xinhua on Thursday that the General Assembly of the Federation decided to ban Fred Kavuma, vice president in charge of administration, former UBF trustees Kenneth Gimugu and Paul Ayasi for what it called unbecoming behaviors.

The trio last year took the Federation to court, a move the other members of UBF said was putting the sport into disrepute. They argued that they should have gone to the gazetted sports arbitration courts.

Muhangi said the three will not be allowed in any boxing activity warning that any club that associates with them will also be banned.

Government last year suspended the boxing body over the disappearance of three players who had traveled to Germany for the 2017 AIBA World boxing championship. Enditem